Fire threat continues to be ‘very dangerous and difficult’, Victoria’s premier says Caitlin Cassidy Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, is appearing on the Today show after declaring a state of disaster in more than a dozen areas earlier this morning resulting from the ongoing bushfires. Allan confirms there are 36 active fire fronts across Victoria today, […]
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Australia news live: ‘countless homes’ lost in fires in Victorian town of Ruffy as state braces for volatile day | Australia news
‘Countless homes’ lost in fires in Victorian town of Ruffy George Noye, the captain of the Country Fire Authority in Ruffy, Victoria, spoke to ABC News this morning after the town was hit by the Longwood bushfire. Noye said the fire had been “absolutely devastating”, saying the area had lost “countless homes”. He said: The […]
Australia news live: bushfire evacuation warning for Victorian towns; PM attends funeral of Bondi victim Peter Meagher | Australia news
Leave immediately warning issued for towns in north-east Victoria VicEmergency just issued an emergency warning for an area west of the town of Walwa in the state’s northeast, comprising the Bungil, Thologolong and Granya areas due to a bushfire. The blaze is not yet under control and is traveling south from the Mt Lawson state […]
Australia news live: nation’s first Indigenous treaty passes Victorian parliament; five-year-old girl dies after being hit by ute | Australia news
Australia’s first Indigenous treaty passes Benita Kolovos Australia’s first treaty with traditional owners has passed the Victorian parliament to cheers and tears in the public gallery. After two days of debate in parliament’s upper house this week, the statewide treaty bill passed 21 votes to 16 just before 9pm. After the bill passed without amendment, […]